Appeal No. 2000-0855
Application No. 08/597,377
reference (see Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713 F.2d 760,
772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 465
U.S. 1026 (1984)).
Claim 1
Independent claim 1 is directed to a method of securing
an elastic band between two layers of at least partially
meltable material comprising the steps of: placing a stretched
elastic band between two layers of at least partially meltable
material;
and forming perforations in the stretched elastic band
directly followed by bonding together through said
perforations portions of said layers located opposite said
perforations by heat fusion so that the layers are bonded to
one another through the perforations while the elastic band is
movable relative to the layers.
Proxmire teaches a disposable diaper comprising an
absorbent core 38 enclosed between a liquid-permeable bodyside
liner 34 and a liquid-impermeable barrier 36. The diaper is
described as having front 13 and rear 14 waist sections which
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